Juniper Junos Kernel null pointer dereference

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Juniper Junos. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Kernel. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2018-0049. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Juniper Junos (Router Operating System) (affected version unknown). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

A NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an attacker to cause the Junos OS kernel to crash. Continued receipt of this specifically crafted malicious MPLS packet will cause a sustained Denial of Service condition. This issue require it to be received on an interface configured to receive this type of traffic. Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS: 12.1X46 versions above and including 12.1X46-D76 prior to 12.1X46-D81 on SRX100, SRX110, SRX210, SRX220, SRX240m, SRX550m SRX650, SRX300, SRX320, SRX340, SRX345, SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200, SRX4600 and vSRX; 12.3R12-S10; 12.3X48 versions above and including 12.3X48-D66 prior to 12.3X48-D75 on SRX100, SRX110, SRX210, SRX220, SRX240m, SRX550m SRX650, SRX300, SRX320, SRX340, SRX345, SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200, SRX4600 and vSRX; 14.1X53-D47 on EX2200/VC, EX3200, EX3300/VC, EX4200, EX4300, EX4550/VC, EX4600, EX6200, EX8200/VC (XRE), QFX3500, QFX3600, QFX5100; 14.1X53 versions above and including 14.1X53-D115 prior to 14.1X53-D130 on QFabric System; 15.1 versions above and including 15.1F6-S10; 15.1R4-S9; 15.1R6-S6; 15.1 versions above and including 15.1R7 prior to 15.1R7-S2; 15.1X49 versions above and including 15.1X49-D131 prior to 15.1X49-D150 on SRX100, SRX110, SRX210, SRX220, SRX240m, SRX550m SRX650, SRX300, SRX320, SRX340, SRX345, SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200, SRX4600 and vSRX; 15.1X53 versions above 15.1X53-D233 prior to 15.1X53-D235 on QFX5200/QFX5110; 15.1X53 versions up to and including 15.1X53-D471 prior to 15.1X53-D590 on NFX150, NFX250; 15.1X53-D67 on QFX10000 Series; 15.1X53-D59 on EX2300/EX3400; 16.1 versions above and including 16.1R3-S8; 16.1 versions above and including 16.1R4-S9 prior to 16.1R4-S12; 16.1 versions above and including 16.1R5-S4; 16.1 versions above and including 16.1R6-S3 prior to 16.1R6-S6; 16.1 versions above and including 16.1R7 prior to 16.1R7-S2; 16.2 versions above and including 16.2R1-S6; 16.2 versions above and including 16.2R2-S5 prior to 16.2R2-S7; 17.1R1-S7; 17.1 versions above and including 17.1R2-S7 prior to 17.1R2-S9; 17.2R1-S6; 17.2 versions above and including 17.2R2-S4 prior to 17.2R2-S6; 17.2X75 versions above and including 17.2X75-D100 prior to X17.2X75-D101, 17.2X75-D110; 17.3 versions above and including 17.3R1-S4 on All non-SRX Series and SRX100, SRX110, SRX210, SRX220, SRX240m, SRX550m SRX650, SRX300, SRX320, SRX340, SRX345, SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200, SRX4600 and vSRX; 17.3 versions above and including 17.3R2-S2 prior to 17.3R2-S4 on All non-SRX Series and SRX100, SRX110, SRX210, SRX220, SRX240m, SRX550m SRX650, SRX300, SRX320, SRX340, SRX345, SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200, SRX4600 and vSRX; 17.3R3 on All non-SRX Series and SRX100, SRX110, SRX210, SRX220, SRX240m, SRX550m SRX650, SRX300, SRX320, SRX340, SRX345, SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200, SRX4600 and vSRX; 17.4 versions above and including 17.4R1-S3 prior to 17.4R1-S5 on All non-SRX Series and SRX100, SRX110, SRX210, SRX220, SRX240m, SRX550m SRX650, SRX300, SRX320, SRX340, SRX345, SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200, SRX4600 and vSRX; 17.4R2 on All non-SRX Series and SRX100, SRX110, SRX210, SRX220, SRX240m, SRX550m SRX650, SRX300, SRX320, SRX340, SRX345, SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200, SRX4600 and vSRX; 18.1 versions above and including 18.1R2 prior to 18.1R2-S3, 18.1R3 on All non-SRX Series and SRX100, SRX110, SRX210, SRX220, SRX240m, SRX550m SRX650, SRX300, SRX320, SRX340, SRX345, SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200, SRX4600 and vSRX; 18.2 versions above and including 18.2R1 prior to 18.2R1-S2, 18.2R1-S3, 18.2R2 on All non-SRX Series and SRX100, SRX110, SRX210, SRX220, SRX240m, SRX550m SRX650, SRX300, SRX320, SRX340, SRX345, SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200, SRX4600 and vSRX; 18.2X75 versions above and including 18.2X75-D5 prior to 18.2X75-D20.

The bug was discovered 10/10/2018. The weakness was released 10/10/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at kb.juniper.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-0049 since 11/15/2017. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 105701†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-125200, VDB-125198, VDB-125197 and VDB-125192. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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• Router Operating System

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• Juniper

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• Junos

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.juniper.net/

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